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Beirut vs. Baku Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 59.1% more expensive than Baku.

Restaurants: pay 43.8% more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 45.2% more in Beirut
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Beirut
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 19.4% more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.0% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 0.3% more in Beirut

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and childcare in Beirut are more expensive than in Baku. Notably, transportation and housing are significantly more expensive in Beirut.

Beirut vs. Baku Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beirut instead of Baku, you would:

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pay 43.8% more for restaurants

	Baku	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.82 AZN15.00	$10.82 LBP966K	+22.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.65 AZN13.00	$8.00 LBP714K	+4.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 AZN1.55	$1.76 LBP157K	+93.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 AZN0.84	$0.76 LBP68,099	+54.9%
Average			+43.8%

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pay 45.2% more for groceries

	Baku	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 AZN0.83	$0.75 LBP66,830	+53.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.50 AZN4.25	$5.06 LBP452K	+102.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46 AZN9.28	$6.20 LBP554K	+13.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.47 AZN2.49	$3.05 LBP273K	+108.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.16 AZN3.67	$4.28 LBP383K	+98.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 AZN1.03	$0.92 LBP81,729	+50.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 AZN1.36	$0.66 LBP59,246	-17.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 AZN1.20	$0.60 LBP53,811	-14.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 AZN1.34	$0.51 LBP45,140	-35.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 AZN0.60	$0.42 LBP37,168	+18.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 AZN0.42	$0.55 LBP49,191	+120.7%
Average			+45.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Baku	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.73 AZN4.64	$3.51 LBP313K	+28.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.65 AZN30.00	$72.50 LBP6M	+310.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,294.12 AZN34,500.00	$35,000.00 LBP3B	+72.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.47 AZN11.00	$19.00 LBP2M	+193.6%
Average			+151.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Baku	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.43 AZN26.23	$37.92 LBP3M	+145.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$480.39 AZN816.67	$842.31 LBP75M	+75.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$272.55 AZN463.33	$372.22 LBP33M	+36.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.44 AZN84.04	$139.38 LBP12M	+181.9%
Average			+109.9%

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pay 19.4% more for childcare

	Baku	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$247.99 AZN421.59	$362.50 LBP32M	+46.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,692.31 AZN11,376.92	$6,187.50 LBP553M	-7.5%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 44.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Baku	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.76 AZN3.00	$4.00 LBP357K	+126.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 AZN6.07	$3.28 LBP293K	-8.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.53 AZN6.00	$2.55 LBP228K	-27.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.63 AZN70.77	$66.33 LBP6M	+59.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.88 AZN10.00	$10.00 LBP893K	+70.0%
Average			+44.0%

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pay 0.3% more for clothing

	Baku	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.80 AZN99.96	$59.38 LBP5M	+1.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.93 AZN88.27	$50.00 LBP4M	-3.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.93 AZN202.17	$120.56 LBP11M	+1.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.43 AZN170.73	$102.86 LBP9M	+2.4%
Average			+0.3%

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